... of the distinguished Lewis and Fairfax families, of Virginia, and relatives of the Washingtons. I was married in January, 1850, said Mr. Semmes, and came to live in New Orleans. The civil law of Louisiana was very different from the common law, and I was obliged to study for three months in order to qualify for admission to the bar of the State. Our jurisprudence was based upon the laws of Spain and...